A system, method, and computer-usable medium for applying a destructive firmware update in a non-destructive manner. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, during operation of a multiprocessor data processing system, a service processor updates firmware in the multiprocessor data...http://www.google.de/patents/US7823020?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7823020 - System and method for applying a destructive firmware update in a non-destructive manner
